The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-05
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the ninth International Medical Congress
which meets in Washington this week.
DR.. L. D. Wilson left last Friday and last
evening Drs.A F. stifsl. John L. Dlckcy,
George Baird, W. s. 'Hutchins and E. q.
Myers departed on the Baltimore 4 Ohio
road for the Capital. DR.. John A. Camp.
bell will probably leave to-day and Dr.. IS.
L. Jepson ia considering whether he will
20. gentlemen that went outlest evon-
ing were accompanied by Drs Samuel r.
Mott and W. ]. Brewinston, Of St. Marys,
this State, and Dr.. e. +. Adams, Of Uymoa,
Mexico, and Dr.. A. Ravegli and wife, of
Cincinnati. Dr. Adams missed connec.
ton and YVES forced to remain over here
for the day. He ia an American, but for
years past has been obliged to live in
Mexico, that being the only place where
he has mad relief from asthma, from which
he used to be great sufferer. Where he
now ltves, although it gets very hot, the
atmosphere is dry and he finds life endur.
able. He found it close and oppressive
here yesterday and longsd Tor evening
and the relief the ride over the mountains
would bring. v= Il s,!5sss :
y Dr. Ravegliis avery handsome italian
and in addition TO practising medicine is
one Of Italy's Vice Consrla in this coun.
try. He came via Wheeling at the re.
quest of bis countrymen living here to
consult with the physioisu attending
Dominic Cell, ono oil tho proprietors Of
the Isalion saloon on Market street above
the Opera House, who is very low with
qnica consumption. He was acccompani-
cd to the the train by quite delegation
Of 1taly's Sons. +, ~ g, 49, Y. J'
This Congress Id ono Of tho greatest i'm.
portance to the medical fraternity Of this
country, and those who ars able to attend
are envled in no small degree by their less
fortunate brethren. It "a. expected that
the State ofaWcut Virginia, being 90 close
10 the District Of Columbia, will be well
represented, = DR.. A. R. Barbee came up
from Mason county and went on from
here Saturday. 81! .Ess} 2 s,.st
This is the fro. time the Congress has
ever met in, this country, unless an i'm
prcmptu gathering Of physiciapa from all
over the world held III Philadelphia dur
tho Centennial year be counted a1 one, 1t
having been 80 called. The Congress met
first in Paris in 1867; in Florence in 1860;
in;Vienna in 1873; In Brussels in 1876; in
Geneva in 1877; il Amatsrdam in 1879;
in London in 1851; in Copenhagen IN
1884, The original intention was to hold
sessions once in two years. A skip WAS
nadgfrom go to '73 ID order to catch the
Vienna Expedition, and at London in
1881 was decided that ONCE in three
years would be often enough =, IT is ex-
pected that there will be- 5000 doctors in
attendance, and 1t ia reported that hotel
accommodations arc already alta premium.
Nearly every portion Of the world will be
represented by prominent DOCTORS who are
skilled specialists. Europe ia to be we'll
represented; aud especially England,
Franco, Germany aad Italy, RE E.
Each morning thers will be 9 general
session held in Albaugh,s Opera House.
The afternoons will DO devoted 10 meet.
ings Of the sections, Of which there are
eighteen. The congreaa will convene in
general assembly this morning, The ad-
dreaa Of WELCOME viii be delivered by Sec.
rotary Bayard. The programme iof each
day ia long as papers on different subjects
will be read before every. ono Of the eigh-
teen sea!ioas. III. SlSs'lssgs